Archive of Student Science Research Presentations
At the end of each term, students present
scientific research that they have conducted during the semester in a
symposium open to the college community. This page features the
work of the students with links to the slides, audio clips, and videos of each
presentation. Semesters are listed in order from the most recent.
Student Research
Presentations Fall 2020
VIDEO
Student Research
Presentations Fall 2019
VIDEO
Student Research
Presentations Spring 2019
VIDEO
Student Research
Presentations Fall 2018
VIDEO
Student Research
Presentations Spring 2018
VIDEO
Student Research
Presentations Fall 2017
VIDEO
Student Research
Presentations Spring 2017
VIDEO
Student Research
Presentations Fall 2016
VIDEO
Student Research
Presentations Spring 2016
VIDEO
Student Research
Presentations Fall 2015
Assessing
Innovations for Child Witnesses in the Courtroom .
Presented by:
Garrett Harris, Colin Hayton, Anna Maria Hidalgo, Mason
McCullough & Cole Watson
Research Mentor:
Dr. Dawn McQuiston, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Juggling Guided Skills: An Exploration of Cognitive Flexibility
in Pigeons.
Presented by:
Alex
Bidgood, Maureen Downs, Sara Futch, Julia Smith, Caroline
Starnes & Vanessa Zarubin
Research Mentor:
Dr. Alliston Reid, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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The Role of Central Amygdala Projections to the Parabrachial
Nucleus on Ingestive Behavior in Rats.
Presented
by:
Isaiah Addison, Rebekah Bowie, Taylor Hall & Bailey King
Research Mentor:
Dr. Dave Pittman, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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To Adzuki or to Mung…That is the Question.
Presented
by:
Rachel Fenner, Jenna Hojnacki, Sarah Spiro, & Tin Tran
Research Mentor:
Dr. John Moeller, Department of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Student Research
Presentations Spring 2014
Computational Modeling with R .
Presented by:
Callixte Nahimana
Research Mentor:
Dr. Angela Shiflet, Department of Computer Science
Link to Slides (pdf
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Agent-Based Modeling with NetLogo .
Presented by:
Richard Mugabe
Research Mentor:
Dr. Angela Shiflet, Department of Computer Science
Link to Slides (pdf
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Benzodiazepines in the Parabrachial Nucleus enhance the
palatability of salt, sour, and bitter taste in rats.
Presented
by:
Baker Bragg, Alexandra Brantly, Sarah Evans, Reed Mulbry
Research Mentor:
Dr. Dave Pittman & Dr. Sarah Holstein, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Mock Jurors' Judgments About Recanted Confessions .
Presented
by:
Tara Gough, Ross Hill, Meghan Holland, & Chuck Lehmuller
Research Mentor:
Dr. Dawn McQuiston, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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The effect of valence on memory: An ERP study.
Presented
by:
Rachel Finney, Z'Corrian Jeter, Grace Longanecker, Jennifer
Sellers
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Katherine Steinmetz, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Observing Enzymatic Production of Fatty Acids in the Mouth .
Presented
by:
Neelam Mulji & Emily Bacher
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Bryan Splawn ,
Department of Chemistry
Link to Slides (pdf
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Teaching autonomy by delaying prompts: Can rats prevent prompt
dependence in handicapped children?
Presented
by:
Katie Ball, Sara Futch, Aubrey Knight, Angelica Knuckles, and
Martha Tucker, representing the students of PSY 300: Learning &
Adaptive Behavior
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Alliston Reid, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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The Effect of Aging and Working Memory Capacity on Interference
Susceptibility .
Presented
by:
Erin Burnette Frady, Ted Fort, Carson Putnam, Kelsey Smith
Research Mentor:
Dr. Kara Bopp, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Student Research
Presentations Fall 2013
GABA in the Parabrachial Nucleus enhances taste palatability.
Presented by:
Savanah Atkins, Alexandra Brantly, Sarah Evans, Tyler Nelson,
Lindy Pence, Elis Sidden, Leigh Smith, Kelsey Smith
Research Mentor:
Dr. Dave Pittman & Dr. Sarah Holstein, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Self-incrimination and culpability: Examining perceptions of
biological versus psychological evidence .
Presented by:
Tara Gough and Julia Paulson
Research Mentor:
Dr. Dawn McQuiston, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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The mystery of multiple mating in female Drosophila melanogaster:
Do genetically diverse offspring offset the costs of polyandry?
Presented
by:
Harmony White, Stephanie Ackerson, Paul Cox
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Tracie Ivy ,
Department of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Effect of Talking versus Texting on Cognitive Tasks:
Implications for Texting and Driving .
Presented
by:
Elizabeth Anderson, Julia Cauthen, Julia Paulson, Martha Tucker, & Beth
Welch
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Cecile Nowatka ,
Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Recognition memory of pain patterns: a pilot study .
Presented
by:
Kayla Branham, Katelyn Browne, Sterling Jarrett, Yasmin Ramadan, Jack
Wisham
Research Mentor:
Dr.
John Lefebvre, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Determining the Cuticle Hydrocarbons Involved in Chemosensory
Systems of the Parasitoid Wasp, Dasymutilla occidentalis .
Presented
by:
Deep Sangani & Bradley Vaughn
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Caleb Arrington 1 & Dr. John Moeller 2 ,
Department of Chemistry 1
and Biology 2
Link to Slides (pdf
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What influences the speed of skill learning?
Presented
by:
Erica Cousins, Brecken Harper, Faith Holley, and Elizabeth Monroe
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Alliston Reid, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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The Hunger Games: Catching Crickets, Suppression of Predatory
Hunting in Rats .
Presented
by:
Maria Davenport, Savannah Mack, Jake Wright on behalf of BIO 351
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Stacey Hettes, Department of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Measuring the Presence of Fatty Acid Compounds Generated in the
Oral Cavity .
Presented
by:
Tony Le and Jordan Beaver
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Bryan Splawn, Department of Chemistry
Link to Slides (pdf
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Student Research
Presentations Spring 2013
The effect of stress on the emotion-induced memory trade-off.
Presented
by:
Arden Anderson, Kaci Brasher, Thomas Brehmer
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Katherine Steinmetz, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Does the complexity of guiding cues influence the development of
autonomous motor skills?
Presented
by:
Grace DeMarco, representing the students of PSY 300: Learning &
Adaptive Behavior
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Alliston Reid, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Effect of handheld versus hands-free cellular telephone use on
cognitive tasks.
Presented
by:
Jessica Cook, Emily Gothberg, Rose Richardson, Reagan Styles
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Cecile Nowatka, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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A
specific role for GABA in the Parabrachial Nucleus in enhancing
taste palatability .
Presented
by:
Savanah Atkins, Tyler Nelson, Lindy Pence, Kelsey Smith
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Dave Pittman, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Manipulation of affective state on the experience of acute pain .
Presented
by:
Anne Stuart Mitchener, Pierre Núñez, Erin Stephenson
Research Mentor:
Dr.
John Lefebvre, Department of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Assessment behavior in neonate copperhead snakes is correlated
with familiarity and not kinship .
Presented
by:
Will Cornwell, Maria Davenport, Trevor Richards, and Caroline
Sessions representing the students of BIO 392: Animal Behavior
and BIO 323: Biology of Vertebrates
Research Mentor:
Dr.
John MoellerDr.
John Moeller & Dr. Charles Smith, Department of Biology
Link to Slidesin new window)
Student Research
Presentations Spring 2012
Measuring skill acquisition in the presence and absence of
guiding cues in pigeons .
Presented
by:
Nathan Folks, Jordan Hardy, Sydney Kline, Carrie Martin, Hunter Rackett
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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U.S. vs. Mexico: Guiding cues studies with rats compete for
accuracy .
Presented
by:
PSY 300, represented by Kimberlee Lockwood, Anne Stuart Mitchener, Laurel
Ann Sams, Jackson Scott
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Effect of Expectancy on Difficult versus Easy Dual Tasks .
Presented
by:
Jennifer Fisher, An Le, Gwen McDaniel, Christine Shelton, Jeanne
Umuhire
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Cecile Nowatka, Associate Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Friends and Family: what factors influence aggregation in female
copperhead snakes?
Presented
by:
Zach Beaver, Rachel Brittenham, and Brittany Coker (representing BIO 392
Animal Behavior class)
Research Mentor:
Dr.
John Moeller, Associate Professor of Biology & Dr. Charles
Smith, Assistant Professor of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Student Research
Presentations Fall 2011
Fatty acids enhance the perceived taste
intensity of non-nutritive sweeteners, Saccharin & Sucralose, in
male & female rats.
Presented
by:
Elizabeth Garrison, Christopher Keenan, Kimberlee Lockwood,
Hannah Rapport, Alexandra Zeldenrust
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Investigating SNPs in the ZC4H2, FGD1, and MCT8 Genes in Humans.
Presented
by:
Kim Stauffer
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Charles Schwartz & Melanie May (Greenwood Genetic Center)
Link to Slides (pdf
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Processing Information Between a
Spectrophotometer and an Arduino.
Presented
by:
Jonathan Addison and Regis Rutarindwa
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Mackay Salley, Associate Professor of Physics
Link to Slides (pdf
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The
manipulation of worry and its effect on the experience of acute
pain.
Presented
by:
Amber Bundrick, Warren Ritter, & Megan Wilson
Research Mentor:
Dr.
John Lefebvre, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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The
development and assessment of standardized patterns in the study
of memory for pain.
Presented
by:
Lauren Boulier, Dominique Cox, & Bianca Harmon
Research Mentor:
Dr.
John Lefebvre, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Ipilimumab, melanoma, and brain metastases.
Presented
by:
Arsalaan Salehani
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Kevin Kim, M.D. (Anderson Cancer Center)
Link to Slides (pdf
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Living
Words: An Assessment of a Creative Writing Program for Older
Adults.
Presented
by:
Aften Blackwell, Taylor Fenig, Marie Hewes, Caroline Liddy, and
Emily Loeber
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Kara Bopp, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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No video available.
Audio File
Effects of Hypothalamic Injections of a Glutamate Receptor
Agonist, NMDA, on Foraging in Satiated Rats.
Presented
by:
Brenton Mahaffey, Caroline Burdette, and Laura Arthur on behalf
of the students in Biology 250
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Stacey Hettes, Associate Professor of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Student Research
Presentations Spring 2011
Survey of Upstate Veterans, preliminary results.
Presented
by:
Luisa Gonzalez and David Trant
Research Mentor:
Dr.
John Lefebvre, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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How do changes in guiding cues affect skill learning in pigeons?
Presented
by:
Alexandra Smith, Covington Avent, Sarah Gallagher,
Samantha Flowers, Hannah Rapport, & Hunter Rackett
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Comparing antioxidant power of super-fruit
supplements .
Presented
by:
Kristin Demosthenes
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Bryan Splawn, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Link to Slides (pdf
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Assessment of the reliability and validity of the
repetition-detection task .
Presented
by:
Luisa Gonzalez, Mary Beirne
Taylor, Ayat Tayebi and Ben Wilmoth
Research Mentor:
Dr.
Kara Bopp, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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The effects of
popularity and outcome dependency on impression formation in children .
Presented
by:
Caitlin Dodd, Stephyn Duck, Emily Knight, and Nikki Siebert
Research Mentor:
Dr. Cecile Nowatka, Associate Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Student Research
Presentations Fall 2010
No video available.
The Effect of Catastrophizing on Pressure Pain.
Presented
by:
Bailey Bridges, Paige Forrester, Katherine Campbell, and David
Trant
Research Mentor:
Dr. John Lefebvre, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf
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No video available.
Chemosensory preferences in parasitoid wasps.
Presented
by:
Alexandra Zeldenrust and David Zusin
Research Mentor:
Dr. John Moeller, Associate Professor of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf
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Student Research
Presentations Spring 2010
Student Research
Presentations Fall 2009
An investigation of MicroRNAs in plants:
Understanding MicroRNA and argonaut protein interactions.
Presented by: Danielle
Rekers
Mentor: Dr. Xuiren Zhang, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Texas A&M
University
Link to Slides (pdf)
D-AP5, a chemical which suppresses
receptor activity, injected into the lateral hypothalamic area of the
brain reduces feeding in foraging rats.
Presented by:
Students of BIO250
Mentor:
Dr. Stacey Hettes, Associate Professor of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf)
Education & praise are sufficient to
improve healthy eating during elementary school lunch service.
Presented by:
Brittney Getz, Christina Jackson,
Jonathon Shay, and Sara Riggs
Mentor:
Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
Examination of the effects of working
memory training on working memory capacity and transfer to fluid
intelligence.
Presented by:
Tia Anders, Brittney Getz, Chelsea Nill,
& Jessie Sahms
Mentor:
Dr. Kara Bopp, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
Regulation of Carbon Dioxide Usage in
Halothiobacillus neapolitanus and Thiomonus intermedia .
Presented by:
Courtney Gregory and Nicole Woller
Mentor:
Dr. Stefanie Baker, Associate Professor of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf)
Student Research
Presentations Spring 2009
Effects of
Worry in Persistent Pain.
Presented
by:
Laura Depko, Mary Kate Ferguson, Melanie Orr, and Sally Roberts
Research Mentor:
Dr. John
Lefebvre, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
Link to Audio (mp3
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Student Research
Presentations Fall 2008
GABAergic Influences Increase Ingestion across All
Taste Categories
Presented by:
Molly McGinnis, Elizabeth
Miller, & Lindsey Richardson
Mentor:
Dr. David Pittman, Associate Professor
of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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The Potential Effectiveness of UBP
302 as a Kainite Receptor Antagonist in Suppressing ATPA- Elicited
Feeding in the Lateral Hypothalamus
Presented by:
Jamie Nichols, Ashley Carr,
& Cameron Simmons
Mentor:
Dr. Stacey Hettes, Associate Professor
of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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Sequential Dependencies Produced When Learning
Response Sequences
Presented by:
Jenny Amsden, Kelley
Crawford, Tom Glazebrook, & Chelsea Nill
Mentor:
Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of
Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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Investigating Natural Products as
Anticancer Agents
Presented by:
Stacey Turner & Caslin Pavy
Mentor:
Dr. Bryan Splawn, Assistant Professor
of Chemistry
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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Sound Production in a Parasitoid
Wasp
Presented by:
Sam Hall
Mentor:
Dr. John Moeller, Associate Professor
of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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Student Research
Presentations Spring 2008
ADHD assessment and treatment practices among
local family practice and pediatric physicians.
Presented
by:
Blair Burke,
Annie Harbison, Valerie Tyndall, & Candace Williams
Research Mentor: Dr. Cecile
Nowatka, Associate Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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Influence of a high-fat diet on the detection
threshold for avoiding linoleic acid following a conditioned taste
aversion in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rat strains.
Presented
by: Tia Anders, Covington
Avent, Christina Jackson, Phillip Neill, Chelsea Nill, Cameron Simmons,
& David Trant
Research Mentor: Dr. Dave
Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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Characterization of the afferent gustatory
responsiveness of the chorda tympani nerve to tastants with and without
linoleic acid in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rat strains.
Presented
by: Kimberly Smith
Research Mentor: Dr. Dave
Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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The relationship between student
engaged learning, development, and health outcomes.
Presented
by: Mary Catherine
McClain
Research Mentor: Dr. John
Lefebvre, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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The role of discriminative stimuli
and motivation level in a three response sequence.
Presented
by: Kara Bennewitz, Tye
Tindal, & Wendelyn West
Research Mentor: Dr. Alliston
Reid, Professor of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Chowing down: Do rats eat less when they eat
slower?
Presented
by: Elise Boos, Prashant
Patel, and Margaret Strom, representing Bio 104B
Research Mentor: Dr. G.R. Davis,
Professor of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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Combating Invasive Species: The
Response of a Suburban Bottomland Levee Forest to the removal of
invasive plants
Presented
by: Daniel Henderson
Research Mentor: Dr. Doug
Rayner, Professor of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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Student Research
Presentations Fall 2007
Effects of benzodiazepines on short- and long-term
feeding patterns: A role for GABAergic processing of taste information.
Presented
by: Hannah Dinnen and Ivy
Farr
Research Mentor:
Dr. David Pittman, Associate Professor
of Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Link to Audio (mp3
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The role of glutamate receptor
activation within the hypothalamus in the stimulation of feeding
behavior
Presented
by: Kalee Clausen, Mary
Wheeler, Daniel West, and Josh Smith
Research Mentor:
Dr. Stacey Hettes, Associate Professor
of Biology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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Deciphering the magic number 7: The effect of
focus switching on working memory capacity.
Presented
by:
Crystal
Burnette and Leigh Anne Campbell
Research Mentor:
Dr. Kara Bopp, Assistant Professor of
Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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The effect of worry on the experience of acute
pain.
Presented
by: Emily Fort, Leah
Gaylord, and Christie Wilkes
Research Mentor:
Dr. John Lefebvre, Professor of
Psychology
Link to Slides (pdf)
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